How to add a social sharing image to your blog page in WordPress

Quick answer

Your blog page lives in WordPress, not Showit. To add a social sharing image, log in to WordPress, go to Pages, click Edit on your blog page, then on the right-hand side click Featured Image and upload your image.

How to fix it in Showit

1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard — usually at yourdomain.com/wp-admin

2. In the left-hand menu, click Pages

3. Find the page named Blog, Journal, or whatever you've called your blog index page

4. Click Edit to open the page editor

5. On the right-hand side panel, find the Featured Image section

6. Click Set featured image and upload your image — the recommended size is 1200 x 630px

7. Click Update to save

8. Re-scan in FastaSEO to confirm the changes are live

What's the issue

Showit uses WordPress to power the blog section of your site. The blog index page (the one visitors land on when they click 'Blog' or 'Journal' in your nav) is managed in WordPress. That means its social sharing image — the image that appears when someone shares your blog page on social media — is controlled from WordPress too.

Why it matters

• When someone shares your blog page — whether on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, or in a DM — the social sharing image is the first thing people see. Without one set, platforms may pull a random image from the page or show a blank preview. Setting your blog's Featured Image in WordPress ensures your link always looks intentional and on-brand.

What good looks like

A clean, on-brand image at 1200 x 630px. It should represent your blog well — a strong brand photo, a styled flat lay, or a simple graphic works great. Avoid placing important details near the edges as some platforms crop them slightly.

How long this takes

Adding a featured image in WordPress takes less than two minutes.